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DeSantis Press Secretary Suspended on Twitter for Calling Out AP Reporter Over 'Misleading' Story
townhall.com ^ | 8/20/2021 | Landon Mion

Posted on 08/21/2021 6:48:35 AM PDT by rktman

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' press secretary received a 12-hour Twitter suspension Friday after she repeatedly called out a reporter at the Associated Press for writing a story that she referred to as a "hit piece."

Christina Pushaw tweeted at AP reporter Brendan Farrington several times on Tuesday over his story headlined, "DeSantis top donor invests in COVID drug governor promotes." Farrington, who has since made his Twitter private, said he received threats from other users after Pushaw criticized him for his article.

Incoming AP CEO Daisy Veerasingham sent a letter to DeSantis' office following the incident on Twitter, accusing Pushaw of threatening Farrington and "activating" an online mob against him.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: desantis; fl; florida; goodvsevil; ministryoftruth
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Hold on there partner. Are they saying some misinformation/disinformation/misleading info is okay for some folks? Yup. For others, not so much. Anyone got the credentials of the arbiters of misinformation/disinformation decisions? I do recall pedo joe saying if it comes down to "truth" or facts, they'll choose "truth".
1 posted on 08/21/2021 6:48:35 AM PDT by rktman
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Is this the same “Twitter” that's been shown to aid kiddie porn types?
2 posted on 08/21/2021 6:50:33 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Covid Is All About Mail In Balloting)
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To: rktman

Yo Brendan. Lying has consequences. Put the lie out there and you best expect some pushback. Pansy.


3 posted on 08/21/2021 6:52:13 AM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (FI miss out mean tweeting, man spreading, room owning President…)
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To: rktman

Some are not allowed to defend themselves against slander


4 posted on 08/21/2021 6:53:25 AM PDT by Erik Latranyi (We are being played by forces most do not understand)
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To: rktman

So, the press wants you to ensure DONORS do not promote what you promote.


5 posted on 08/21/2021 6:54:43 AM PDT by Erik Latranyi (We are being played by forces most do not understand)
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To: Gay State Conservative

...and the Taliban...


6 posted on 08/21/2021 6:54:58 AM PDT by DoodleBob (Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s^2)
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To: rktman

I only became interested in Twitter after Donald Trump used it as his bully pulpit. The day those Communists took that away from him was the same day I ended my account.


7 posted on 08/21/2021 6:55:05 AM PDT by Nateman (If the Left is not screaming , you are doing it wrong.)
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It ASTOUNDS me that our side, particularly people like Rand Paul, have NO PROBLEM with the government using Twitter, Facebook, and others to silence conservatives.

And we wonder why we’re getting our asses kicked...


8 posted on 08/21/2021 6:55:50 AM PDT by BobL (I shop at Walmart and eat at McDonald's, I just don't tell anyone, like most here.)
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So, when Schumer praises Planned Parenthood, none of his donors better invest into them!

That is the standard trying to be set by this AP reporter


9 posted on 08/21/2021 6:56:18 AM PDT by Erik Latranyi (We are being played by forces most do not understand)
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Censorship destroys trust.


10 posted on 08/21/2021 7:03:40 AM PDT by TheDon (Resist the usurpers)
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To: Nateman

Me too, I only went there for the Trump Tweets, when those stopped there was no reason to go there.


11 posted on 08/21/2021 7:05:28 AM PDT by McGavin999 (biden is not my president )
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"activating" an online mob against him.

Mob, like with pitchforks and ropes? These idiots think they are in peril if anybody says a mean word to them. They really don't have sense enough to know the mob can be silenced with a simple click of an on/off button.

12 posted on 08/21/2021 7:11:00 AM PDT by Bearshouse
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Can you imagine how ugly this would get if organizations like Twitter had a well known brick and mortar presence?


13 posted on 08/21/2021 7:12:36 AM PDT by cuban leaf (We killed our economy and damaged our culture. In 2021 we will pine for the salad days of 2020.)
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Honestly, there needs to be a viable Twitter rival.


14 posted on 08/21/2021 7:17:43 AM PDT by Recovering_Democrat
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Saw this unfold yesterday. She did nothing wrong,other than standing up to a lying ap piece by some intern.

Twit sux.


15 posted on 08/21/2021 7:18:15 AM PDT by Basket_of_Deplorables (Convention Of States is our only hope now! Desantis 2024!!!)
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Twitter is and always has been a sewer for progressives and communists (I repeat myself, sorry). I have never and will never use it. I rely on FRiends to pass me Twitter’s latest outrage because it may interest them and me. For them I am grateful.


16 posted on 08/21/2021 7:23:29 AM PDT by Afterguard (Deplorable me! )
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But if she were executing some civilians in Afghanistan she would be fine.


17 posted on 08/21/2021 7:30:46 AM PDT by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes.)
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It’s a badge of honor when gestapo thugs drop you from their ‘acceptable’ list.


18 posted on 08/21/2021 7:32:41 AM PDT by GOPJ (YES to the Afghans on ''the list' who helped us. NO TO THE MILLIONS OF OTHER AFGHANS WANTING OUT.)
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Why can’t Congress create a government form of Twitter? They can create hundreds of unconstitutional depts, orgs, and agencies but are beholden to a bunch of Silicon Valley brats who want to control what people say. This is crazy.


19 posted on 08/21/2021 7:39:09 AM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Free Republic: The Internet's 1st social media platform. Since 1996.)
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But, but, but pedo joe said nobody is killing anybody in Dumbassistan.


20 posted on 08/21/2021 7:57:01 AM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
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